Ontario County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a house fire at 4250 County Road 17 in the town of Gorham on Tuesday, March 4, at 12:34 p.m.

Also on the scene were Gorham and Stanley fire departments, along with the Ontario County Fire Coordinator.

Deputies said the fire is believed to have originated in the chimney of the wood stove and then spread to the roof. It was extinguished quickly, police said, but the north end of the home sustained extensive damage.

Residents Marianna Z. McWilliams, 58, and Stephen McWilliams, 61, are being assisted by the Red Cross with temporary housing.

The structure was saved, police said, through the quick response from members of the Gorham and Stanley fire departments.